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Jesse Eisenberg Spills "Batman" Deets
Jesse Eisenberg isn’t acrophobic of hitting repost.
In fact, the prima of The Social Network, who brought Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to beingness successful the 2010 film, is each for being progressive successful the rumored sequel—or immoderate onscreen role.
“I'm an histrion here,” helium told E! News Nov. 17 astatine the Governors Awards successful Los Angeles. “We'll bash immoderate occupation that anybody offers us. If there's a car commercialized for a Pinto, I'll amusement up connected set. Will I beryllium successful that movie? Yeah, I'll beryllium successful anything. If you're making a location movie for a kid, I’ll beryllium successful the location movie.”
And erstwhile it to actors who don’t privation to reprise beloved roles oregon beryllium progressive successful a sequel for fearfulness of ruining a bully thing, Jesse joked, “Yeah, I don’t person those feelings.”
“I don't attraction if I'm sitting successful a Pinto and saying, ‘Hey, everybody, bargain the Pinto. Or an Edsel,’” helium added of however he’d privation to beryllium included. “I don't care. I'm conscionable blessed to beryllium involved.” (For much with Jesse, tune into E! News tonight, Nov. 18 astatine 11p.m.)
But don’t spell looking to the 41-year-old for immoderate insider trading astir what a portion 2 of the Meta founder’s travel mightiness hold.
“I've heard thing astir it,” helium admitted. “Except for occasionally, similar an interview, and they archer me.”
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Thankfully, however, writer Aaron Sorkin has shared his feelings connected however The Social Network—which besides starred Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer and Justin Timberlake—might beryllium adapted present astir 15 years later. In fact, he’s drawn inspiration for the publication from a caller humanities event—the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
Specifically, the West Wing creator feels Facebook and the onslaught to beryllium inextricably linked. As helium shared successful April during a live signaling of The Town podcast, "I blasted Facebook for January 6."
"Facebook has been, among different things, tuning its algorithm to beforehand the astir divisive worldly possible," Aaron continued. "Because that is what volition summation engagement. That is what volition get you to—what they telephone wrong the hallways of Facebook—‘the infinite scroll.'"
Though connected precisely wherefore helium thinks the Capitol onslaught and Facebook are linked, the 63-year-old kept it coy, adding, “You’re going to request to bargain a movie ticket.”
So portion it doesn’t dependable similar a Social Network 2 would beryllium a nonstop continuation, it sounds similar determination would apt inactive beryllium country for Jesse’s mentation of Mark.
But successful the meantime, Jesse is focused connected the merchandise of his newest film A Real Pain, which, successful summation to penning and directing, he stars successful alongside Kieran Culkin.
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“Kieran’s a singular genius,” Jesse gushed of his costar. “We worked unneurotic precise closely, and yet I could inactive not archer you however helium works oregon what goes connected successful his mind. He conscionable lives successful this benignant of spontaneous beingness of his ain making. He's truthful brilliant, and was ever like, precisely close on.”
The Zombieland alum continued, “And yet I ne'er saw him benignant of question himself, oregon 2nd conjecture anything. He conscionable lives successful the infinitesimal successful a mode that's truly cleanable for this character. And arsenic a director, that’s conscionable the top acquisition successful the world, idiosyncratic who's truthful alive.”
--Reporting by Nikki Novak
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